Spanish A1.16 Listening Practice: The O Opens
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for the o opens.
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Level
A1.16
Audio
1m 32s
Transcript
23 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Build short guided Spanish sentences from one new pattern at a time.
Use o to ue in stressed roots to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
o to ue in stressed roots
Practice aloud after listening
Puedo empezar ahora.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 2: add o to ue in stressed roots to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.
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1. Carmen · Teacher
Puedo volver a casa. Imagine a night out in Madrid and a traveller choosing how to return, rather than assuming a taxi is the only option.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí, claro. Madrid tiene servicio público por la noche.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Es una gran ayuda para la ciudad.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Un amigo sale de fiesta y vuelve tarde sin problema.
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5. Carmen · Teacher
The stressed root opens: volver becomes vuelve, and poder gives puedo.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Claro. Él no tiene miedo de salir.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
In our imagined evening, the traveller checks the way home before going out. A small plan makes the return less of a puzzle.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Puedo ver la ciudad y volver a tiempo.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Quiero confirmar el precio antes de salir de casa.
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10. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ella toma un autobús, bus, por la noche.
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Un amigo vuelve tarde, pero vuelve con un plan.
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12. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Él sabe cómo volver del centro sin perder tiempo.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Quiero saber cómo volver. Puedo confirmar el lugar ahora.
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14. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ella piensa bien la decisión antes de salir de casa.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
El plan es importante. Ella quiere volver a casa hoy.
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16. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ella vuelve a casa y habla de la noche.
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Your traveller has a way home. Say: I can return home.
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18. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Puedo volver a casa.
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19. Carmen · Teacher
Another friend describes her own plan. Say: she returns late.
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20. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ella vuelve tarde.
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21. Carmen · Teacher
One person can choose a different return time. The useful part is checking a route, rather than assuming every route runs all night.
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22. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Él vuelve a casa.
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23. Carmen · Teacher
Él vuelve a casa. Es importante confirmar antes de salir.
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